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| First outing for faster Eurostar | First outing for faster Eurostar |
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| Eurostar is set to make its inaugural journey from Paris to London via a new 186mph (300km/h) high-speed line. | |
| The train - carrying members of the media - will also arrive into St Pancras International station, instead of Waterloo, for the first time. | The train - carrying members of the media - will also arrive into St Pancras International station, instead of Waterloo, for the first time. |
| The new line is expected to cut journey times from Paris to London by 20 minutes to 2hr 15min. It will open to the public on 14 November. | The new line is expected to cut journey times from Paris to London by 20 minutes to 2hr 15min. It will open to the public on 14 November. |
| Upgrading the line has cost a total of £5.8bn. | Upgrading the line has cost a total of £5.8bn. |
| On Tuesday the train will also pass through the new £100m Ebbsfleet International station near Dartford in Kent. | On Tuesday the train will also pass through the new £100m Ebbsfleet International station near Dartford in Kent. |
| Seven services to Paris and five to Brussels will start running from Ebbsfleet from 19 November, and a ticket office has been opened at Bluewater Shopping Centre two miles from the station. | Seven services to Paris and five to Brussels will start running from Ebbsfleet from 19 November, and a ticket office has been opened at Bluewater Shopping Centre two miles from the station. |
| 'High-speed club" | 'High-speed club" |
| The new line, known as High Speed 1, runs for 68 miles (110km) from the Channel Tunnel near Folkestone to St Pancras in central London. | The new line, known as High Speed 1, runs for 68 miles (110km) from the Channel Tunnel near Folkestone to St Pancras in central London. |
| The new St Pancras | The new St Pancras |
| The 186mph speeds are 50% faster than domestic rail services. | The 186mph speeds are 50% faster than domestic rail services. |
| Richard Brown, chief executive of Eurostar, said: "Today marks Britain's entry into the European high-speed rail club. | Richard Brown, chief executive of Eurostar, said: "Today marks Britain's entry into the European high-speed rail club. |
| "We can now run trains at high speed all the way from the Channel Tunnel to London, making journeys between cities quicker, more convenient and far greener than flying." | "We can now run trains at high speed all the way from the Channel Tunnel to London, making journeys between cities quicker, more convenient and far greener than flying." |
| Trains have always travelled along the French section of the route at high speeds, but were forced to slow down on the British side because they shared a track with commuter services in and out of London. | Trains have always travelled along the French section of the route at high speeds, but were forced to slow down on the British side because they shared a track with commuter services in and out of London. |
| St Pancras station will eventually be linked to the site of the 2012 Olympics at Stratford, east London. | St Pancras station will eventually be linked to the site of the 2012 Olympics at Stratford, east London. |